A tiny bud, unraveling leaves,
A sprout bursts from the earth.
You stretch your petals, seeking light,
The nourishment of warmth.
But time drags on, your head droops heavy,
Your flower, all closed up.
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A sunflower born in an eclipse.
Hello Kitty (poem)
PoetryBlankly stare,
No meows escape,
Inoffensive in her beauty.
Doll her up,
Dress her down,
Feline chameleon changing.
Girl or cat?
She’ll never tell,
But greet her if you must.
Acknowledge her name,
Voice what she cannot,
I see you, hello there, Kitty.
Mirror (poem)
PoetryGhastly forms,
Shadow figures,
Flitting at the edge of my eyes.
Dimensional portal,
Unknown world,
Divorced from this reality.
Don’t look up.
Don’t look behind you.
Mirrors hold the true self.
Hold my gaze,
Dry those eyes,
Pretend like it never happened.
Reflecting back,
The evil done,
Is it living inside of me?
Mirror, mirror,
Tell me.
What do you see when you look at me?
Little Red (poem)
PoetryHooded and protected,
Safe in a cocoon.
Wrapped in a baggy jacket,
Soaked with feminine blood.
Mixed in with sweat,
Dripping under summer’s sun.
No form under the folds,
Faceless in the dark.
Where are the wolves you fear?
They can smell you through your cloak.
Ride away, Little Red,
You’re not safe here.
Poltergeist (poem)
PoetryAn echo of a human being.
Divorced from body,
Floating mind,
Destructive force.
Vengeful will,
Cross-dimensional justice.
Violent spirit,
With a lingering agenda.
Malevolent energy,
Tortured in life.
Powerful in death,
Exploding through timelines.
No peace in my heart,
Finality unsettled.
The sentence of forever,
You will pay.
Generations
PoetryThe horrors of war,
Destruction and death.
Steady marching armies,
Bootsteps pound your heart.
The fear never leaves,
A perpetual urge to flee.
Yet the innocence of a child,
Pure and untainted for the moment.
Don’t you know this world,
With your wide naive eyes?
Can’t you feel the danger,
That threatens me daily?
I’ll tarnish you,
So you’ll never know,
The beauty that could have existed,
In a child’s soul.
Mother (poem)
PoetryAs long as you had respite for the night,
You were willing to destroy
The rest of my life.
Whirlwind romance,
Elopement in Vegas.
Married too young,
Knocked up within the year.
The kids just keep coming.
Promises deferred.
Sell them out.
What’s the harm?
You can’t go back to the womb,
But you can create a Garden of Eden
Wherever you go.
Doll (poem)
PoetryThese limbs don’t fit.
Doll parts inside me.
Small and rigid,
Choking hazards.
Plastic not flesh,
Hollow and bloodless.
Cold and unfeeling,
Attached to the rest of me.
Porcelain fragility,
Painted smile.
Detachable, removable,
I don’t feel the loss.
Girls (poem)
PoetryA screaming corpse,
Persistent aches,
Dead little girls who exist inside me.
Voiceless gasps,
Writhing ghosts,
Raped at birth.
Death before life.
Dominated, subjugated,
Tortured and used.
The girls are dust now.
From the ashes, I’ll haunt you.
Fear of the Dark (poem)
PoetryWhen things get still,
Your heartbeat races.
A peaceful evening,
But not for you.
Work all day,
Fear at night.
Exhaustion creeps,
But your eyes stay open.
Your body stays rigid,
The glow of the light,
Grows steadily wider,
Until a figure blocks its entrance.
Pretend you’re asleep.
The creature senses movement.
Breath flutters your hair.
Its stench fills your lungs.
If it wants you, it’s over.
The monster always wins.
No guardian to protect you,
From all that stalk the night.
In the sunlight,
Your father.
In the moonlight,
Your terror.
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